Ki

“Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free: Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing.” – Chuang-Tzu

            Ki energy is an invisible force inside of us that allows us to do things without letting our mind get in the way.  When life is easy and everything is going that way you want it to, you are accepting the Ki energy inside you.  When you accept the energy, life is easy and you can get your daily tasks done. But when everything goes wrong and no matter what you do, you can’t get anything don’t; you are pushing away your Ki energy.  When you become mad and upset, you are not accepting the uncontrollable events.  When we learn to deal with them and accept that they are happening, life will be easier.

             A good example is when Dr. Foley has us do self-defense.  Whenever you do a wristlock, he always says ‘they grab you, you grab them back.’ After that, you push down and take control or walk away.  Its just like in life, when a problem grabs a hold of you, you make it stop by grabbing it.  Then you push it out of sight (pushing down) and forget it, or do something further (walk away or take control).